2<\/sup> = scary\/creepy, not funny
3<\/sup> = somewhere in between<\/p>\n\n\n\n
———————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n produced in 2010 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl \u201cThe Beast with Five Fingers\u201d 3<\/sup> \u201cThe Dunwich Horror\u201d 2<\/sup> \u201cLukundoo\u201d\u2020 2<\/sup> ———————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n produced in 2002 & 2003 at the Playwrights’ Center \u201cThe Broken-Hearted Ghost\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cThe Curse of the Red Chamber\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cThe Hauntings at Grantley Grange\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cThe Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall\u201d 1<\/sup> ———————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n produced in 2012 & 2013 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl \u201cThe Black Poodle\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cThe Inexperienced Ghost\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cMr Tilly\u2019s S\u00e9ance\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cTeig O\u2019Kane and the Corpse\u201d 1<\/sup> ———————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n produced in 2005, 2006, & 2007 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl \u201cAuthentic Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand\u201d 2<\/sup> \u201cThe Bagman\u2019s Uncle\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cThe Cold Embrace\u201d 2<\/sup> \u201cThe Dead Girl\u201d 2<\/sup> \u201cHow Fear Departed from the Long Gallery\u201d 3<\/sup> \u201cThe Open Window\u201d 1<\/sup> \u201cThurnley Abbey\u201d 2<\/sup> \u201cThe Upper Berth\u201d<\/strong> 2<\/strong><\/sup> ———————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Surgeon<\/a><\/em><\/strong> 3<\/strong><\/sup> ———————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n see also: * never before, to the best of our knowledge, adapted for the stage written & directed by Steve Schroer except as stipulated 1 = mostly funny, maybe a little scary\/creepy2 = scary\/creepy, not funny3 = somewhere in between ———————————————————————————————– produced in 2010 at the Bryant-Lake Bowlcast: 5M, 1F \u201cThe Beast with Five Fingers\u201d … Continue reading ![\"This](\"http:\/\/www.hardcovertheater.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/weirdtales_banner.jpg\")
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cast: 5M, 1F<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1919 story* by W.F. Harvey
A man is haunted by a severed human hand.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.hardcovertheater.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DSCF4202-min-scaled.jpg\")
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<\/strong>one-act based on the 1928 story* by H.P. Lovecraft
Something unspeakable is trying to enter our universe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1907 story* by Edward Lucas White
An African witch doctor casts a gruesome spell on an American explorer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
cast: 4M, 2F<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act suggested by a brief episode* in the 1891 collection Told After Supper<\/em> by Jerome K. Jerome
This ghost doesn’t go “Boo,” it goes “Boo-hoo.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1882 story* \u201cThe Curse of the Catafalques\u201d by F. Anstey
A fortune hunter gets more than he bargained for when he marries a rich heiress.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1878 story* \u201cThe Ghosts at Grantley\u201d by Leonard Kip
A romantic comedy with ghosts. Witty, charming.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1894 story* by John Kendrick Bangs
With each manifestation, she brings a flood of freezing seawater.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
cast: 4M, 1F<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1884 story* by F. Anstey`
Can a dog come back from the grave?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1902 story* by H.G. Wells
Scaring people takes practice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1922 story* by E.F. Benson
An English gentleman does not allow sudden death to alter his plans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the Irish folktale*
A wild young fellow finds it difficult to bury a talkative body.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
cast: 3M, 2F<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act (enhanced readers theater) based on the 1863 story* by J.S. LeFanu
Like “The Beast with Five Fingers” but played straight. Chilling.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act (enhanced readers theater) based on the 1836 story* included in The Pickwick Papers<\/em> by Charles Dickens
One of CD\u2019s many Christmas ghost stories. Swashbuckling action.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act (enhanced readers theater) based on the 1860 story* by Mary E. Braddon
Even suicide could not extinguish her love.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act (enhanced readers theater) based on the 1889 story* by Guy de Maupassant”
The dead have risen, and God help us, they’re telling the truth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act (enhanced readers theater) based on the 1911 story* by E.F. Benson
EFB’s favorite story of his own work. Also Steve Schroer’s favorite ghost story.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act based on the 1914 story by Saki
Romance at short notice was her speciality.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>one-act (enhanced readers theater) based on the 1908 story* by Perceval Landon
Who says violence never solved anything?<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
one-act (enhanced readers theater) based on the 1886 story* by F. Marion Crawford
His room-mate on the ship was not exactly alive.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
full-length play produced in 2014 at the Southern Theater
(an original story, not an adaptation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Canterville Ghost”<\/a><\/strong> 1<\/strong><\/sup>
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came<\/a><\/em> 3<\/sup>
The Savage Joy of Breaking Things<\/a><\/em><\/strong> 3<\/strong><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2020 written but not directed by Steve Schroer <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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